Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJGLD54FSFZ1688 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
125Sleeper
Carriers run under6
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 26, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 2, 2026
NC
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 34 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3AKJGLD54FSFZ1688
Make
Freightliner
Model
Cascadia
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGLD5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
FZ1688

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Cascadia

Prefix basis · 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
125

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Cab type
Sleeper

Sourced label · prefix basis 12,309 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Cascadia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2023 – May 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 2, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BH TRANS INC 2888905PLC312783/IL
Dec 3, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0G & Y TRANS INC 3499210P1236778/IL
Mar 4, 2025COIII · Driver-only1APM TRANS GROUP INC 2847537P1236778/IL
Apr 24, 2024IAII · Walk-around1OOSA&M CARRIERS INC 2836509P 1207999/IL
Mar 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSA&M CARRIERS INC 2836509P1207999/IL
Dec 3, 2023WAII · Walk-around3CALIBER FREIGHT LLC 4101287P1222972/IL
Jul 26, 2023CAI · Full1VAT INC 3330097P1107600/IL
Jul 26, 2023CAI · Full0VAT INC 3330097P1107600/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BH TRANS INC2888905May 2, 2026May 2, 20261IL
G & Y TRANS INC3499210Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251IL
APM TRANS GROUP INC2847537Mar 4, 2025Mar 4, 20251IL
A&M CARRIERS INC2836509Mar 11, 2024Apr 24, 20242IL
CALIBER FREIGHT LLC4101287Dec 3, 2023Dec 3, 20231IL
VAT INC3330097Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20232IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PLC312783ILBH TRANS INCMay 2, 2026May 2, 20261
P1236778ILG & Y TRANS INCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
P1236778ILAPM TRANS GROUP INCMar 4, 2025Mar 4, 20251
P 1207999ILA&M CARRIERS INCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
P1207999ILA&M CARRIERS INCMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241
P1222972ILCALIBER FREIGHT LLCDec 3, 2023Dec 3, 20231
P1107600ILVAT INCJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026